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General information - Location

Country	Belgium
Location in country	West
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 3.7061,Lat: 50.427
Elevation	26 meter above sea level
Local time	20:11:36pm
Name province/regionRégion	Région wallone
Name Province	Hainaut
Name Arrondissement	Mons
Name Commune	Hensies

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Montroeul-sur-Haine	1.3 km	North
2 Hensies	1.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 Thulin	2.4 km	East
4 Quiévrain	2.8 km	SouthWest
5 Crespin	3.5 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Brussel	Belgium	65 km	NorthEast
2 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	196 km	EastSouthEast
3 Paris	France	202 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 101 km (direction North).The coastline is located in another country namely Netherlands.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Escaut / Schelde, part of the larger catchment area Scheldt (Brussels Area). The nearest bigger lake is Marais d'Harchies (0.9 km² at a distance of 3.2 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-Belgium border with a straight distance of 2.5 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 3.4 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 100%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Zandleemstreek

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Brussels Airport (at a distance of 76 km and direction NorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

2.7 km2

3.4%

Nature

4.1 km2

5.2%

Wet nature

0.1 km2

0.2%

Agriculture

55 km2

70%

Urban area

13.3 km2

17%

Infrastructure

0.8 km2

1.1%

Water - Lakes

2.2 km2

2.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of La Croix in country Belgium

La Croix at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Major Mining Sites of Wallonia	Belgium	9.4 km	East
2 Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin	France	12 km	WestNorthWest
3 Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons)	Belgium	19 km	East

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Vallée de la Haine en aval de Mons	BE	0.4 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB La Croix
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Hensies

Type of weather in Hensies	broken clouds
Current temperature:	16 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	1005 mb
Humidity:	85 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	05:55 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:27 Europe/Amsterdam